Offit Capital Advisors LLC (New York)


Offit Capital Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $11.64 billion of regulatory assets for 406 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Delaware, and 8 other states.

Offit Capital Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Offit Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Offit Capital Advisors LLC is $11.64 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 130% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.18 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $3.04 billion in discretionary accounts and $8.6 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $18.41 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $35.68 million.
Offit Capital Advisors has custody of $3.04 billion in cash and securities for 165 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 53% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in state and local bonds form 10% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Offit Capital Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Offit Capital Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Offit Capital Advisors is high net worth individuals with 151 clients and $8.04 billion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Offit Capital Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $11.57 billion for 220 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 10% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Offit Capital Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, thirteen hedge funds, one real estate fund, and twenty two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Offit Capital Advisors LLC

The company employs 46 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 83 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Todd Eugene Petzel has served as the Chief Investment Officer since 1 Jul 2007. Marc Lewis Baum joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nancy S. Offit Trustee 1 May 1999 Other 6314813
Morris Wolf Offit Chairman and managing member 1 Jul 2007 Other 351301
Ned Steven Offit Co-ceo and managing member 1 Jul 2007 25% - 50% 2404472
Daniel Wolf Offit Co-ceo and managing member 1 Jul 2007 25% - 50% 2616784
The Offit Family Trust Member 1 Jul 2007 Other 06-6478050
Todd Eugene Petzel Chief investment officer 1 Jul 2007 Other 2945339
Paul J Boscacci Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 5399601
Todd Eugene Petzel Chief investment officer 1 Oct 2007 Other 2945339
Vincent Michael Rella Chief financial officer/chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2008 Other 1880242
Marc Lewis Baum Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2009 Other 1580046

Based in New York

The principal office where Offit Capital Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Greenwich, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-588-3240 or by fax 212-292-2126. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at offitcapital.com.